The concept of nudging has become popular in the past few years—using psychological tactics to subtly steer people toward making better decisions that are aligned with their own interests or societal goals.
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Ever wonder why everything, everywhere went to shit, all at once? It’s this alien-looking motherfucker.
He founded the World Economic Forum where all the elites gather in Davos, Switzerland to get their instructions. Globalism is his central theme. No borders, no meat, no fossil fuels, no religion, no private property and no nations.
He’s the guy that wants you to eat bugs.
He is stepping down from executive chairman, but don’t worry, his friends and family are positioned through out the organization, so it will continue to run. His acolytes are positioned through out national governments, tech firms and corporate media.
The change in his role is pending approval by the Swiss government but should be finalized ahead of the WEF’s annual meeting in 2025.
I’d like to see this statement explained in greater detail.
Because I just finished The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, the World Happiness Report is of interest.
The US is ranked #23 on the Happiness Index. Only two spots up from Mexico, and 8 spots below Canada. I’ve been to Canada, it ain’t so great.
It isn’t hard to see how the stock market keeps climbing. The federal government borrows a trillion dollars for a stimulus package or a boondoggle, or it doesn’t matter what it’s for, but the money finds it’s way into the equity market, and it keeps going up.
I used to think that eventually, the shit’s going to hit the fan. In 1988, I bought 10 ounces of gold and stashed it in a safety deposit box. Gold kept dropping and languished below the $430 per ounce I had paid for it. Fourteen years later, I sold at $445 per ounce. I’d made $150.
WSJ: Campus Protestors Unmasked
WSJ: Campus Protestors Unmasked
In a letter to university presidents last week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost reminded them that the state has a law against those who use masks to disguise their identity.
President Biden may not be on the ballot in Ohio, and it isn’t easy to find unbiased reporting on this significant issue.
TL: DR: In Ohio, there is a law that presidential nominees must be submitted 90 days before the election to be on the ballot. Democrats screwed up, so Biden won’t be on the ballot unless something is done really soon. Ohio Republicans have to pass a waiver today, or the Ohio Democrats will have to figure this out on their own.
WaPo: Many protesters are outsiders
WaPo: Many protesters are outsiders
More than a quarter of protesters arrested Tuesday at Columbia University and 60 percent of those arrested at the City College of New York had no connections to the institutions, according to data from the New York Police Department.
It’s time to take these provocateurs seriously. When a DA wants to, an avalanche of charges can be dropped on a defendant. Outside agents should be treated as a serious threat. They should be kept in jail as long as is legally possible to keep them from fomenting chaos elsewhere. Intelligence agencies should be investigating their background. Foreigners can be expelled, and student visas revoked.
The useful idiots from the student body should face university disciplinary hearings along with more modest charges. Academic freedom doesn’t shield faculty from punishment for criminal activity. They should be dismissed from the university.
Our government representatives should be monitoring the response by university and local officials. If these disruptions aren’t seriously addressed, those officials should face consequences.
NYT: Colleges have gone off the deep end.
NYT: Colleges have gone off the deep end.
David French explains where the college protestors have gone wrong. I don’t recall seeing any push-back during the Occupy Wall Street or BLM actions.
Politico: Far Right wants more babies.
Real Clear Politics: Have more babies.
Based on recent articles, we are supposed to worry about not having enough babies and people who worry about not having enough babies.
Back in the 1980’s, before we were afraid all the time, I supported several environmental groups. Sierra Club, World Wildlife Fund and a few others. Never Greenpeace, they were already crazy. World population was an issue of interest, so I supported a group called Negative Population Growth.
They were completely reasonable, but in retrospect, I can see how they could go off-the-rails in a catastrophic way.
Kristi Noem Shot Her Dog and Political Future in the Head. John Nolte explains the problem better than I did.